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Lisa Cañon
Director of Finance and Operation, Chica Project
Lina Cañon, a first-generation immigrant from Colombia, leads chica project’s development, finances and operations. For a year and a half she held this Director role while also acting as Interim E.D. strengthening Chica Project's fundraising with multi-year commitments from multiple partners, playing a critical role in building collaborations that strengthen data collection and assessment capacities, and enhancing team development. She has a MBA from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business with a concentration in Social Impact and Leadership and Organizational Transformation.